Exhilarate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 使高兴
- ［英］ v. 使高兴 ( to make cheerful, merry, or lively; to invigorate or stimulate; animate)
- ［类］ 反义词: sadden ( 使悲伤)
- ［记］ ex+hilar ( 高兴) +ate -> 出现高兴 -> 使 ( 人) 高兴
- ［同］ 同根词: hilarious ( 高兴的;愉快的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-rated; -rating)
- Etymology: Latin exhilaratus, past participle of exhilarare, from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful — more at hilarious
- Date: 1540
- 1. to make cheerful and excited ; enliven, elate <was exhilarated by her success>
- 2. refresh, stimulate
- ? exhilaratingly adverb
- ? exhilarative adjective
